Alexa Kang

Summer 1940. Fourteen-year-old Tessa Graham finds herself in a new, unfamiliar world. For her safety, she is sent from England to Chicago to live with the prominent Ardley family just before the London Blitz. Stifled by the ways of the rich, she is soon drawn to the city's infamous South Side. A world where she discovers jitterbug dancing, and the intrigues of the powerful Irish community. But is this the escape she really wants? On the University of Chicago campus, eighteen-year-old Anthony Ardley has to make a choice. His country stands at the brink of war. Conscription threatens to become reality. As sole heir to the Ardley fortune, should he stand with his beloved uncle, a staunch isolationist, or join his radical classmates clamoring for American intervention? What will happen when Tessa and Anthony cross paths on the way to discovering themselves? A coming of age tale that emerges into an epic love story, this book takes you back to Chicago in the pre-war era, when two young people must find their paths in a world that is fast falling out of control.

Rose of Anzio - Moonlight

"Last night, I loved you a lifetime and more." What's an ordinary girl to do when a time-traveling WWII soldier crashes into her room? Sixteen-year-old Julia's world is already a mess. Her quarterback boyfriend just left her and broke her heart. Her high school counselor wants to know why her grades are taking a tumble, but all she wants to do is hide. And what if she can't get into a good college? Would her parents understand? But her life is about to get even more complicated when she wakes up one morning and finds a soldier from 1944 in her bed. Eighteen-year-old Edmond thought he was dreaming when he fell asleep in his own room in Chicago. What grunt wouldn't dream of leaving the miserable battlefield in France, go home to America, and have a good night sleep in his own bed. But when he woke up, he found a strange girl lying beside him. He's home all right-in 1989! To his nightmare, the girl drives a Japanese car and listens to Milli Vanilli, a German band. Is their encounter an error in time or a will of fate? Find out in this tale of two young people whose love for each other knows no bound.

A Rose of Anzio Story

Eternal Flame

A WWII saga in the heart of the world's most decadent city in 1936. Enter the Paris of the East, where one man and one woman strive to hold on to their dreams as the Communists rise and the shadow of Japan closes in. His country stood on the verge of a new beginning and the gate of hell. The Kuomintang promises the dawn of democracy, but the Communists threaten civil war while Japan's unbridled ambitions loom. All Clark Yuan wants is to see his fellow countrymen's lives improve. He joins the KMT, hoping to play his part to make China a better place. He vows to Eden, the beautiful Jewish girl he admires from afar, Shanghai would be her forever home. But power and money are at stake. The line of good and evil shifts. To achieve his ends, he must bargain with the devils. How much of his soul would he sacrifice to reach the greater good? * Fleeing the rise of the Nazis, Eden Levine came with her family to Shanghai, hoping to build a new life. The dazzling city made her swoon. From the pinnacle of luxury, big band jazz, to a safe haven for Jewish refugees, the country that turns no one away is the beacon of hope. But behind the glitz and glamour, the darkness of human nature lurks. A heinous crime shocks the international community. Would she defend an innocent Nazi soldier and risk the ire of her own people? With only her new friend Clark by her side, could she defy the clutch of racial strife to see justice prevail? "I dream of a day when all nations' flags would fly in unity of peace. I dream of a world where no law or human divide would stop two people from falling in love." - - - From the author of the Rose of Anzio series, don't miss this sweeping WWII tale of love, loss, and hope during one of the world's darkest hours.

A WWII Drama Trilogy

Shanghai Story

Sam Kates

Jane Cooper

Laura Greenwood

Jessie Thomas

J. Naomi Ay

Jaleta Clegg

George Donnelly

Leah Ross

Cecilia Peartree

Carmilla Cross

John D. Ottini

A.T. Brennan

Janice Croom

Bill Hiatt

Vaughn Treude

From an unexpected twist on a classic Christmas tale and a soldier returning home from war to a pair of girls waiting for an unlikely Christmas wish to come true and a creepy evening in a museum, fill your briefest moments with this collection of 18 flash fiction stories. p.p1 {margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; text-indent: 28.8px; font: 12.0px 'Times New Roman'} Commuting to work? Grabbing a quick coffee? Each story tells a complete tale in but a few short minutes with the added promise of a lifelong introduction to new indie writers. You never know, you might just find your next favorite author. Christmas in Love, the third anthology in the Flash Flood series, is a hand-picked selection of master works in romance, science fiction and fantasy themed for Christmas and guaranteed to keep you engaged.

A Flash Fiction Anthology

Christmas in Love

"Do I want to see the American flag fly high once again?" "Is the American flag a reason for me to kill the woman I love?" ***A femme fatale tale of love, loss, and betrayal. An emotional story of two souls torn by a conflict of loyalties on the Pacific front. Like any other American man, Tom Sakai wants nothing but a good life and a decent job. But in 1941, his country is not a friendly place for a Nisei. Being a son of Japanese immigrants, he's never American enough. As Japan and the United States edge to the brink of war, the truth is all too clear. America has no place for someone like him. In search of his place in the world, he leaves his hometown of Seattle and sets out to sea. In Manila, he meets Fumiko, a Nisei from Los Angeles who captures his heart. His soulmate who tread the same path of prejudice he walked at home. Together, they begin a new life in this burgeoning city under American colonial rule where they are no longer shunned. The Pearl Harbor attack destroys their dreams. Their dual identity now forces them to take a side. Their survival hinges on whether they stand with the land of the rising sun or the land of the free. Stranded in occupied territory, Tom must decide where his loyalty lies. Should he swear his allegiance to Imperial Japan, the instigator of war and violence? Or America, the country that deserted him when the world's darkest hour begins? What happens if his choice diverges from his one true love? *** From the author of the WWII historical fiction series Rose of Anzio and Shanghai Stories, comes another unforgettable tale of World War II rarely told before.

A WWII Novel

Last Night with Tokyo Rose

Alexa Kang

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